Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat vs Formosan Serow

Pattonomys carrikeri compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat is Data Deficient while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Echimyidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Pattonomys	Capricornis
Species	Pattonomys carrikeri	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

DD — Data Deficient

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat

The Carriker’s Speckled Tree-rat (Pattonomys carrikeri) is a species in the genus Pattonomys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.